We need some visual updates to the timeline function
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We need some visual updates to the timeline function
Feature Upgrade · Timelines · Created by FantasyWorldMaster2022
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Timelines Feature-Upgrade Feature-Improvement
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
I really hate how as long as there's nothing happening between them, two events that are centuries apart and events that are a few days apart, are the same distance apart on the timeline. I think it needs to be more visually accurate in terms of where events are in relation to each other in time.How does this feature request address the current situation?
I think it needs to be more visually accurate in terms of where events are in relation to each other in time. Two events that are a few days apart should be closer together on the timeline than two events that happened years apart. This would allow authors to get a much more accurate idea of the history of our worlds, and characters, and the course of events in our stories, at a glance while we're writing.What are other uses for this feature request?
The Team's Response
This issue will certainly be address by Chronos that will be launching ... very soon. If you are a Grandmaster, You already have access to the BETA by activating the ALCHEMIST features under FEATURES (top right avatar) The timelines will also get something similar to that in the future BUT it only takes a data which is 1000+ or even several billion years to probably literally crush any browser so that will need to be a mode that can only be employed under specific circumstances and optionally. I have this as my pet weekend project for some time now but there is not enough support to put it on the proper pipeline. Making the TImelines faster/easier to edit - is. (part of the main pipeline
Current score
50/300 Votes · +8310 points
Votes Cast
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+100
by eharville24
on 2022-03-21 02:52 -
+200
by Charlotte and Clara
on 2022-03-20 21:48 -
+200
by The Bronze Manticore
on 2022-03-20 19:41 -
+300
by rubenbuben4
on 2022-03-19 14:49 -
+300
by A Filthy Bananafolk
on 2022-03-19 02:58 -
+300
by Noah75438
on 2022-03-18 15:51 -
+300
by DM-KillerRabbit
on 2022-03-18 09:22 -
+300
by HyperionCaesar
on 2022-03-18 01:46 -
+300
by Agyess
on 2022-03-17 07:00 -
+300
by The_Creative_Ghost
on 2022-03-17 05:09 -
+300
by ShadowWalker368
on 2022-03-16 02:38 -
+300
by Shadowclaimer
on 2022-03-15 08:32 -
+300
by Lykkesmed
on 2022-03-14 13:42 -
+300
by TazztheMonster
on 2022-03-14 10:24 -
+20
by Blight_Fox
on 2022-03-13 17:24 -
+50
by DM_Dezzy
on 2022-03-13 17:17 -
+200
by A Roaring Kitten
on 2022-03-13 04:58 -
+300
by RougeQc
on 2022-03-13 02:47 -
+300
by A Frightened Devil
on 2022-03-12 14:47100% agree with this, however I think I also saw that this is included in the existing plans for the timeline update
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+200
by Dreadwish
on 2022-03-11 08:11 -
+300
by Lenna Richards
on 2022-03-11 00:03 -
+300
by DRJordan
on 2022-03-10 23:49 -
+100
by vysimael
on 2022-03-09 21:12 -
+10
by Classic1998
on 2022-03-09 20:54 -
+20
by Gills Guild
on 2022-03-09 04:42 -
+300
by theaaronw0
on 2022-03-07 16:37 -
-10
by Guentherarer
on 2022-03-07 07:53 -
-20
by babipoki
on 2022-03-06 13:37 -
+10
by Mahdi Avendesora
on 2022-03-06 11:49 -
+200
by LiaFelis
on 2022-03-06 08:29 -
+300
by SrSpaceCadet
on 2022-03-06 03:38 -
+200
by A Lusty Mlem
on 2022-03-05 21:41 -
+300
by Aeldrik
on 2022-03-05 17:06 -
+100
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+300
by MrJollyham
on 2022-03-05 10:41 -
+50
by BroodiestCone
on 2022-03-05 02:44 -
+20
by BethSea13
on 2022-03-03 10:34 -
-100
by DMFW
on 2022-03-02 22:51Linearly proportional timelines aren't going to look nice as soon as you start introducting huge time gaps between events. This is common if you're trying to capture major sweeps of prehistory on the same line as contemporary events. I prefer to think of the timeline as about sequencing with the same relationship to time intervals as a schematic map has to physical geography (i.e. it is only topologically acurate). I could get behind something that scaled time logorithmically perhaps as Walicia suggests but it would have to be optional.
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+100
by Zoomer101
on 2022-03-02 22:08 -
+100
by Dragolithic
on 2022-03-01 23:17 -
-100
by A Filthy Devil
on 2022-03-01 11:58 -
-10
by Adcheryl
on 2022-03-01 11:07 -
-50
by Walicia
on 2022-03-01 10:21It's a good idea in theory but it's likely to get messy, especially if you make a timeline that consists of several events decades or centuries apart from each other. If you must have a larger gaps, then maybe have it go something like this: Say you have a regular gap between events that are 1 year apart (or below 10 years for consistencies sake) Then you could have the gap twice the size if the events are decades apart For centuries the gap could be three times as large as the regular and so on It could be a good visual effect but you would have to make sure the gaps aren't so large that your scrolling infinitely to get to one event and even then I'm not sure how one could go about implementing something like this...
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+300
by picathartes
on 2022-03-01 07:44 -
-300
by SoulLink
on 2022-03-01 07:42That is a bad idea. The usability of the current timelines will essentially tank as in some cases you'd have to scroll for a long time just for some perceived accuracy. Furthermore Chronicles will offer exactly this, but on a horizontal axis. With attached map. A visual upgrade should focus on reducing unused space on the timelines. Entries should be smaller and closer together. The goal of timelines is to give a quick overview of sequential events. Anything else is out of scope for this design.
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+50
by A Filthy Bananafolk
on 2022-03-01 07:10 -
+50
by Scalenex
on 2022-03-01 03:29 -
+300
by Carelle
on 2022-03-01 01:18 -
+20
by AuraGuard
on 2022-03-01 01:13Not entirely sure how one would determine the spacing - especially as events can be anywhere from days to millions or even billions of years apart. But it is a good idea, just...figuring out the spacing'd be a thunker.
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+300
by dareKITTY13
on 2022-02-28 23:48 -
+300
by FantasyWorldMaster2022
on 2022-02-28 21:51
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